IT Project Manager

We are seeking a skilled IT Project Manager to join our client on a permanent basis. The candidate must have a strong IT/Technology background, with proven experience working on IT/Digital Transformation projects, and be able to bridge the gap between the various business units and the Technology team

Client Details

Our client is a well respected organisation operating within the Legal sector. They have a strong PMO of 9 employees, and are looking for an IT Project Manager to join the team. They operate on a hybrid basis (1-2 days/week in office in Central London).

Description

Management

• Prepare business cases as required to support needed initiatives and related investment
• Direct, manage and deliver business-critical projects across the organisation to meet business needs
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables to support project business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders, and manage their delivery
• Gain a comprehensive grasp of all related strategic project issues to ensure project management tools are applied to optimum effect
• Develop project documentation, including project plans and associated communication documents and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Record issues, risks and changes and monitor their ongoing management to enable successful delivery of projects
• Prioritise business requirements to develop a pipeline for continuous improvement
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis to ensure they are informed and supportive of projects
• Task external contractors and measure and report on performance to ensure projects are delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Estimate resources and participants required to achieve project goals
• Draft, submit and manage project budgets as required to deliver projects
• Create and devise solutions to complex problems to ensure business needs are met
• Trouble shoot and solve problems as and when they occur during projects
• Prepare project statistics and reports to allow monitoring of performance of projects
• Lead post project evaluations and present the findings as required

Support

• Support all projects and the wider programme in line with best practice
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the project, programme and portfolio to enable an effective and informed first point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders

Profile

• Degree level or equivalent qualification/experience
• Prior experience working in the Legal sector, or a highly regulated environment
• Track record of change management and project delivery within a professional services culture, including IS-enabled business projects
• Demonstrable experience of budget management and working with stakeholders to produce meaningful and measurable business cases
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to converse at all levels within an organisation, from technical specialists to senior management
• Demonstrable experience in managing and progressing complex pieces of work
• Demonstrable practical and theoretical knowledge of using project management tools such as PRINCE2
• Strong experience in project management or project administration
• Demonstrable experience of delivering objectives and targets to timescales
• Experience of contributing proactively to change management processes
• Demonstrable experience of performance monitoring, evaluation, audit and quality assurance processes

Job Offer

A competitive salary and benefits package